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6.5 month old 45 mins nap
« on: December 06, 2006, 18:53:16 pm »
Since yesterday my son started napping only 45 minutes.  Now there's a trick.  He's usually a great sleeper, BUT he just got diagnosed with asthma and is on medication.  He also has a cold.  So I don't know if he's only napping for 45 mins because of the meds and the cold or because its his time to go longer than 2 hours.  Should I stretch him anyway since he's basically at that time?  This is our schedule:

8:00 a.m. awake (usually up chatting away a little, and then on/off for about an hour but I get him every morning at 8:00)
10-11 nap (I wake him at 11 to preserve nap with sister, sometimes I let him go until 11:30 if he's really tired and cranky).
1-4 nap (sometimes until 5:00 believe it or not)
5:30-6 nap (sometimes we skip if he sleeps until 5)
8:00 bedtime




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Re: 6.5 month old 45 mins nap
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2006, 18:57:45 pm »
The cold meds could be a factor, but 2 hours is a short A time at his age. Most are at about 2.5 at 6 months...
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Re: 6.5 month old 45 mins nap
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2006, 20:02:54 pm »
He's not on cold meds, its asthma meds.  Don't know if it would make him less sleepy?  But maybe I'll try more A time...thanks.



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Re: 6.5 month old 45 mins nap
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2006, 00:36:03 am »
Not sure with the meds but I'd definitely try to slowly increase his A time to 2.5 hours - maybe going 15 minutes every 3 days.
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